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Barbara Morgan

American
(1900–1992)

Samadhi
1940

Gelatin silver print
17 x 14.25 in. (43.18 x 36.195 cm)
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.1667

After photographing a collection of African masks with her husband in the early 30s, Morgan found that depending on the lighting, one could make the mask look benevolent or evil. The concept of manipulating meaning through changes in light inspired much of her early photography.


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